( November 14, 2025, 07:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China’s vice minister of natural resources and head of the China Geological Survey, Xu Dachun, urged tighter control over the extraction of key minerals such as rare earths and tungsten to ensure sustainable resource supply, writing in Study Times, a Communist Party journal. He said China should improve mineral exploration, efficient extraction and comprehensive use to meet goals in the 15th Five-Year Plan, which calls for strengthening strategic-mineral security and stockpiles. Xu added that China needs to reinforce domestic capacity and reduce reliance on imports and strengthen supply-chain resilience amid geopolitical tensions and rising protectionism.The statement follows:...
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